On the writing front #

I still have quite a bit of work ahead, but I’ve made solid progress on the edits for L’Enfant des Esprits. I was nearly satisfied during my last review, so I’m hopeful this time will be the one. Once the text is finalized, I’ll still need to finish the cover design for the print version before considering printing. In my opinion, it won’t be ready in time for the Printemps des Viennes in June. I also hesitate to promise it will finally be ready by the end of the year, but that would be a relief. I’ve been carrying this project for a long time, and I’m eager to share it with the public.

On the writing front (book content is French-only) #

Le Cabinet des Mauvais Souvenirs :

« Elle attrape avec reconnaissance le verre de Frisette du Cap que Tom lui tend et en avale immédiatement quelques gorgées.

— Il m’a fait rentrer dans une salle plongée dans le noir, et toutes les bougies se sont allumées d’un coup~! J’ai bien cru que j’allais être replongée dans mes pires cauchemars pour l’éternité.

Tom termine de verser sa propre bière à l’aide de la tireuse installée sur son comptoir de cuisine.

On the writing front #

If all goes as planned, I should be exhibiting the weekend of June 7th at the Printemps des Viennes in Troyes.

The Voie Verte des Viennes is a lovely wooded path that follows the two Viennes rivers, connecting Troyes to Rivière de Corps (yes, there’s a city in Aube actually called Rivière de Corps), passing through Saint-André-les-Vergers and Sainte-Savine. Every year around June, the association Les Amis de la Coulée Verte organizes the Printemps des Viennes, a weekend where you can discover local associations (some active nationally, like the LPO, and others very local) and regional artists. This year, Les Maraîchers des Viennes, where I buy my organic vegetables grown just a few hundred meters from my home, have invited me to share their booth.

On the writing front (book content is French-only) #

Le Cabinet des Mauvais Souvenirs :

« Elle pousse la porte et découvre ce qui ressemble bel et bien à un cabinet. La salle d’attente est reconnaissable aux éléments clés qu’on trouve habituellement dans les salles d’attente : chaises, table basse, magasines, même une pile de mangas. Le comptoir d’accueil, le bureau derrière… tout est là. L’impression de faire erreur ne vient que du patchwork à partir duquel on a aménagé l’endroit. Merle possède bien une théière en fonte qu’elle n’utilise jamais et dont elle a finalement fait un serre-livre, le principe de détourner un objet de sa fonction pour se débrouiller avec les moyens du bord ne lui est donc pas inconnu. C’est simplement qu’ici, ce principe s’applique à peu près à tout. »

On the writing front (book content is French-only) #

Le Cabinet des Mauvais Souvenirs :

« Le dispositif la guide dans une rue résidentielle étroite, aux maisons serrées les unes contre les autres. Le pauvre numéro 5 a perdu la bataille de l’espace, complètement aplati entre le 3 et le 7. La largeur de l’étage accueille un balcon dont la rampe apparaît bien fragile sous l’amoncellement de pots de fleurs qu’elle doit supporter. Un habitat sans doute agréable pour nombre de passereaux et petites bestioles des jardins, ne peut s’empêcher de noter Merle, surtout au vu du lierre qui envahit le mur. Le lierre, une plante mal aimée, pourtant si merveilleuse. »

On the writing front #

This is new, I just found out. From now on, requesting additional ISBNs is no longer free. AFNIL has published its pricing. Previously, only the first request was paid, and authors who already had a segment could obtain new numbers for free. Now, you’ll have to pay each time. It’s worth noting that an ISBN identifies a book in a specific format, so if you want an EPUB, a MOBI, a PDF, and a printed book, that’s four ISBNs per title. For now, I still have nine unassigned ISBNs. For my next publications, I might just stick to EPUB and print formats to avoid using them up too quickly.

On the writing front (book content is French-only) #

Le Cabinet des Mauvais Souvenirs :

« Merle s’arrête sous l’abri des larges branches à la chevelure d’algues sèches d’un arbre couché. Elle pose sa longue-vue face au lac, en direction des vasières visibles en cette saison. Après un rapide balayage de la zone, elle choisit de régler l’objectif sur un groupe de limicoles qui farfouille près des souches de bois mort. Elle invite alors ses clients à se pencher sur l’oculaire.

2025 was not a year of dramatic twists and turns for me; it was more of a continuation of 2024. It was somewhat the year of doubt. Even though I adjusted my path to better align with my aspirations, my mood is struggling to recover. I have new resolutions to test.

Physical pain: the underlying issue

Last year, I mentioned the persistent costal pain I’ve been dealing with, despite physiotherapy, osteopathy, and painkillers. Well, it’s still here. I’ve been in pain for two years now, with no change, no answers from medical tests, and it’s slowly eroding my resilience. I’ve grown used to the constant pain, learned to live with it, and kept up with sports to stay in shape.

Hi folks! My name is Marine, and I have a problem: I struggle with allocating my life time to all the things I like to do, because I like very different things. Unless… I like these things because they’re not that different? For instance, my official job is “senior software engineer” — which basically means I’ve been building web apps for a while. But I also like to sit behind my window and watching birds in my garden — which implies birds visit my garden. At first glance, these activities are entirely different. However, I’ve been doing both for years, and I can tell they’re just the indoor version and outdoor version of the same kind of endless work.

Week 19 - The road to v2 for ember-scroll-modifiers

#web #emberjs #open_source #ember_scroll_modifiers #addon_v2 #migration_steps #guides

This week, I had two workdays allocated to the Initiative. I am thrilled to say that they’ve been well used, but I wish I could have more time to tackle a bigger scope. Fortunately, there is a type of task that perfectly fits ~2 or ~3 days, and this is the conversion of a community addon to v2 format.